2001 CHEVROLET S10 Complaints

BRAKES FAILED TO STOP MY TRUCK ON EXIT RAMP IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. HAD TO PUMP BRAKES TO STOP TRUCK .DIDNT THINK MUCH ABOUT IT UNTIL TRUCK STARTED PULSATING DURING NORMAL BRAKING; 13000 MILES ON TRUCK . ONLY WHEN ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING FROM ENGINE COULD I LEAVE IT WITH A DEALER. I TOLD THEM THE BRAKES FAILED ONCE AND THEY ;BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY . THIS TRUCK HAS 5 YEAR 100,000 MILE EXSTENDED WARANTY THAT I PAYED FOR. IAM NOT A MECH, BUT I HAVE WORKED ON CARS FOR TWENTY YEARS . THE DEALER SAID UNDER NORMAL WEAR THE TRUCK NEEDS A BRAKE JOB ON FRONT 250 DOLLARS ,15000MILES HIGHWAY DRIVING. I DONT CARE ABOUT THE BRAKES ,BECAUSE I CAN REPAIR THEM MY SELF .IAM ONLY CONCERNED ABOUT BRAKES FAILING AGAIN .*AK

WHEN DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTS TO MAKE A WIND SOUND, CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AS OF YET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

PARK BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD VEHICLE UNLESS IN PARK, IF VEHICLE IS IN NEUTRAL IT WILL ROLL. DEALER STATED THAT WAS HOW VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED.*AK. CONSUMER STATED THE PARKING BRAKE WORKED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST PURCHASED.*JB

STEERING ALIGNMENT CONSTANTLY NEEDS ADJUSTMENT. ALIGNMENTS PROVE FUTILE. STEERING WHEEL PULLS TO RIGHT DURING ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS.

CONSUMER STATES HIS AUTO HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES, AND EACH TIME HE WAS TOLD THAT IT IS A PROGRAMMING ISSUE, AND THERE IS NO FIX FOR IT AT THE PRESENT. CONSUMER STATES WHEN HIS GAUGES REACHES 1/4 OF A TANK THE GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY. NLM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP IN CENTER OF WINDSHIELD WITH DEALER UNABLE TO REMEDY. WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEN FAILED COMPLETELY. TRANSMISSION FOUND TO BE DAMAGED AND REPLACED. HOWEVER,WINDSHIELD WIPERS CONTINUE TO STOP IN CENTER OF WINDSHIELD.*AK

EVERY THREE THOUSAND MILES THE VEHICLE BURNS 2 1/2 QUARTS OF OIL. TOOK TO DEALER TO HAVE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST, FRONT END MAKES POPPING NOISE, SENSOR CHANGED LESS THAN 1000 MILES AND TRANSMISSION SLIPS. NLM *YD

WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH, VEHICLE STARTED TO DOWN SHIFT AND THE DRIVER CAME TO A STOP, ONCE GOING UP A HILL THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER, DRIVER PRESSED GAS PEDAL, AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE, THEN SUDDENLY VEHICLE TOOK OFF. *AK. CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE STOPPED TO MAKE A TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE UP THE HILL, AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS TO THE FLOOR, ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO LOW GEAR IT MOVED.*JB

WHILE PARKING FORWARD UP A HILL PLACING VEHICLE IN GEAR, AND USING EMERGENCY PARK BRAKE VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACKWARDS. *AK

ENGINE HAS STALLED FOUR TIMES UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS: CATALYTIC CONVERTER/ FUEL PUMP/ OXYGEN SENSOR, AND IGNITION SWITCH. ALL REPAIRS HAVE FAILED TO EFFECTIVELY REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK